MADCAP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MADCAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADCAP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MADCAP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADCAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
madcapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MADCAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MADCAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does MADCAP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Wildly impulsive or foolish, acting or planned without thought for the consequences.
Madcap suggests energetic recklessness that is often more comic than dangerous. It is used for schemes, adventures and comedies that rush along without caution. The word can also be a noun for a person of that temperament, though the adjective is far more common today.
How MADCAP is used
Often paired with words such as scheme, adventure, comedy and dash.
- They set off on a madcap race across the country.
- The film is a madcap comedy full of chases.
- Her madcap plan somehow worked.
- Nobody expected such a madcap idea from the careful accountant.
- The children enjoyed a madcap afternoon of games.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADCAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MADCAP
1 longer words begin with MADCAP.
Shorter words from the letters in MADCAP
Common questions about MADCAP
- Is MADCAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADCAP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADCAP worth?
- MADCAP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADCAP mean?
- Wildly impulsive or foolish, acting or planned without thought for the consequences.
- What letters can be added to MADCAP?
- MADCAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MADCAP:
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